YouTube shooting became a Twitter monster because of trolling, not fake news

Police responded to an active shooter at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California on Tuesday that left three people injured and one dead. But before police could even get a grasp on the situation, Twitter erupted with lies and misinformation. 

While many people on Twitter grabbed their “fake news” pitchforks, this situation felt different than the misinformation spread in the past, especially during the election. This wasn’t some politically-driven website promoting lies; this was straight up trolling in the most classic sense of the word.

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